Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 25 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 May 20 Sun
Wakened up this morning about one o'clock to find nearly all hands awake & the dust storm still blowing, some of the fellows were sitting up & others were lying nearly buried in sand. I shook my blanket & overcoat & lay down again nearly choked with the dust. did not go to sleep again & was glad when day light came worse night we have every had here. Our artillery making a deuce of a row the last few hours
1917 May 21 Mon
Artillery fire seemed to be kept up all night. The wind went down last night so had a good sleep until stand to which about 15 mins past 3. Half our squadron our patrolling today & Turks seem to be getting more cheek, as their patrols much further out today that usual. - Image 25 of 126
- Collection Description World War I diary kept by Edward Herbert Aubrey (1891-1963) from May 1917 to November 1917, with brief notes from 1918 and 1919. Some pages were removed and sent to relatives.
- Parent Collection Description Edward Aubrey served from 10 February 1916 to 19 February 1919. He embarked on the Waihora in December 1916 with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade. Aubrey served in Egypt; and after being wounded on 5 November 1917 part of his left leg was amputated. Edward Aubrey spent his remaining service in medical care in Egypt and then Britain. On his return to New Zealand he returned to farming in the Omarama area on land won in a ballot as part of a Returned Soldiers' initiative.
- Collection Location Private collection
- File Reference CCL-Aubrey-1917-025
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